Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-08-16

On either hand. lofty mountains Of
gray mica.slAts lift themselves far above
us, their clear cut columnar cliffs remiad.
Ing one Of the turrets and batilemen,s OF
some old time-worn castle. Looking
back from this point. We zee the great
calm face Of The Old MAn OF the Moan.
tain. carved In stone upon . projecting
cliff. and seeming to keep solemn watch
over the mountain pass. Az we near
the western entrance the whole aspec,
changes. Instead Of the fringe Of fores,
trees, thu, has skirted the base Of the
mountains. sofiening the effect OF the
gray erags above, all is ruin and desola-
ton. GrsA, masses Of rock. broken
columns. splin.ered erags. and debris OF
all sorts. s,rtw the mountain sides.
A sudden turn In the road brings US in
full view Of the Dix House, pretty
white cottage ,hs, looks very inviting.
after toe rocky solitude we have jus,
passed. standing as /, does on a little
green plateau In the mid., Of lovely
grove. with lururiOu.ly wooded noun.
tain q, its back.
Here VIC dine. res, the horses, visi, the
grove back 81 the house. where some OF
the lady guests have pretty rustic san.
mer houses. lined throughout, with mos
quito netting aad e,rpe.ed with hr
boushs; and purposed 10 make the sseen,
Of Table Rock, ba, the intense hea, pre-
vented VI from attempting Il. 30 We miss
cd one Of the attractions Of the place, the
fae view TO Be- obtained from this rocky
ledge.
The view from ,hs DIX House yefalla
il also hnc. taking In a. !, does. green
mountains on all sides. terminating tow.
srd the southeast. in the gray, broken.
cliff, and hedges. which stand sentinel q,
the entrance to the Notch; among these
Table Rock Is seen In bold relief. aud We
take our las, look resre,iully /. VIC ssain
sea, ourselves in the carriage.
In returning ,hrolsh the Notch. our
horse. take us a. Wild pace dovn a
,eris. Of steep hills. aud bu, Cor our Goa.
hlsnee in the superior hor,eman,hiP OF
our friend holiing the reia'. we sAoild
BE- frightened. A. Il i. Nc simply eline
- our ,es,.. and arr ,h,nklal tia, the
harns,s,. are new. the carriage lately re-
paired. and feel .ure unls, some Of u'
pat our bead. through the TOP Of the e,r'
Iiase. which We sre IN inmiaen, danger
Of doing. We shall e, 10 the bottom al
right. =. Ia fact W do.
Very near the eastern en,ranec 10 tbs
Notch We leave our carnage TO sec tie
Flgme. a dl.king waterfall tia, has cut
deep gorge through the s,lii roik. and
the Huntington Cascades. q sef.es OF
pretty fall, h,,hing down over gres,
mos covered stones. then drive on rapid
ly 70 the Umbasos Hou.e. where ~e
again spcnd the night. no, In sleep. bat
hshiiag mosqai,pcs. and ihs nss, morn
ins. despite the heavy clouds, We sn'el-
% oar.elvc, Ia wells and gl'samsf' aad
turn our faces homswarl.
Shortly siier VIC star, the rain CONES
dosn in iorta,.. givias tie oc;lp,n,. Of
the from, .sA, foe shower bath. ~hi;h
they take very ehssr'ally. ba, 0fiaaA'e'
ly Coz them il ,ooa ceases.
We drive up 10 the Lakeside. aud our
eAoru. Of "Johnny gs, your gun" brings
out pleaan, faced lady, who gives Us
laughin, welcome and refreshing cup
Of tea; stop ~ Mr. Bro~n'' again for
dinnrr. a, another house little beyond
Coz spruce gum. then on through Grafton
Notch and make Oae more stop 10 see the
Jail.
Thi. /, large circular cavern many
fee, deep. loosias {" II age. ago the
gnoms.. that nigh, easily be supposed
TO have lived Amons ,hes. mountains.
hal piled up The huge ',oas. 10 make
,hi, mimic prison house.
Then on again. through q misty rain.
20 Bethel. wheie We arrive a, six o'clock,
very tired. ba, delighted with oar Trip.
ind bringing with u, lovely pie,afss Of
river. lake. and moanilin scenery TO
"hAng on memory. walls" inooES.